Rerailing frog



Jan. 18,1927. Y 1,614,985

v K.v S. HOOKS Er AL RERAILING FROG Filed May '7, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS ATTOQNEY Jan. 1s, 1927.`

K. S, HooKs Er AL RERAILING FROG Filed May v. 192e 2 shgets-She'et 2 ATTORNEY secured.y together in amanner to produce a N A still-urther object is'the provision tof Patented Jan. 18, 1927.

`1:11:11k s. `Hooks AND, FLQYD L.; :reeksen-Mpman,,xnnmngxi A ,BERAILING FRQG.

. Application flledMay 7,

Our present invention has reference-to a `re-railing frog for vdirectingderailed cars ontothe vrailsofI a track, and our primary object .is the provision of` a device for this 5 purpose.-which is of a comparatively `simple construction, but strong and effective foinsuccessfully accomplishing its purpose.

.j A- further Object is'the provision ofl a rerailingfrog that is constructed of sections f strong and rigid structure and whereby "should any ofthe sections become worn `or br'okenthe ,same may be readilyreplaced by a similar section.A

. 15 A still further object isthe provision of" a rerailingl frog that comprises essentially v a, channeled member whose sides provide in- Hclined: planes, `the elevated ends of `which beingzstraight and rounded ,outwardly awayof from each vother, saidfchanneledmember hayingat its ends a,toe and a heelmember betweenwhichthere is journaled afcentrally arranged .roller that is elevated above lthe Y inclined planes and that has one of its ends;

saidiiared portion beingA arranged Iopposite the outwardly rounded ends .ofthe inclined planes, andv whereby the tread portion of can wheels traveling over the inclined planes 3 will,.be ef fectively sustained thereon bythe Yrgoller with a minimum amount ofA friction.l exerted against said wheel and Aalso wherebya de 1' ailed train maybe easily! drawn by lan engine ,ontojthe rails 'of a track. f

a rerailingj frog, comprising a 'channeled member 1nade .up ofy removably connected sec'tionsrgmd, whose base is formed, with .an v`- outwardlyentending portion .against which,

wfthe headset spikes dri-ven -into ties Contact,

j thejslidesjofgthe channeled member providrinclined planes, Whose'elevated ends, are s`tra ,i'ght' J b 11`t are rounded outwardly with respect to -each other and terminate in proje`C.t !1g Shoulders, one of which is designed to resten ,one oftherails ofthe track, said f channel memberjhaving removably associatedtherewth toe, and heel members "that l,provide bearings' `for y,tru-unions, onthe ends ,jof a roller, Iwhich, ilatter is elevated above `'1 the,inclined'planes and has a flared end .dis- `posed, opposite the outwardly rounded ends ofthel said planes and further whereinithe 4heel member has swivelly associatedthere- `with ahook'; designed tofengage a rail for` 1926. SerialMNo: '107,500.

'1 Tolfthe` attainment of .the:-'.foregoingl and oth er\ objects t whichA willspresentthemselves l asf-the nature Vof the `inventions-is better. understood, the l improvementV fui-ther ,resides in certain novel features offconstnuction, combination KIand I operative association. fof parts, a satisfactory.: embodiment of which `is 2 illustrate dby the drawings:whichA accompany and .-i'ormpart of Lthis'r application. u

'f In- 'fthe drawings f Figure 1 isaviplan l view. ozour `improvement.

'the numerals land,.2,respectively. P'Ihe confronting -endv of f they basememberz l is grooved 'longitudinally and what fof--the member 2 is formedwith atongue 3to-be received in f-the groove. 'I hefs'idesofffthe members are indicated- -eachjbyi ithek numeral 4 and the base members outward ofi the l sides 4 areformed 'withY beveledianges 5. The sides ,are ,in thenature pf Uinclined planes, that is the upper l'edgefofeach-2side `isn- 'clinedv downwardly? from' ai point` adjacent one end to its secondend. `v"The-upper edges oft the inclined planes are-preferably ianged outwardly 'to provide 1 the sameYt'cfithy heads 95 6, and the v'elevated lends oif'the'l flanges; in-

straight or-flattened,as-atl 7 "These straij ht grooved longitudinally, as indicated-by the 105 lnumeral 9 'and inthis groove-there is seated a tongue '10' formed en the'base portion 11 ot a,toe member l2. "The toe. member is centrally formed with fan upstandinglongi- L tudin'ally extending flange 113, the nupper 11 lll -base or body 19 of the heel member ,the track rails the purpose of which will presently be described. Passing through the flanges l and through the base or body portion -11 of the y toe there are bolts 17 which are engaged by nuts 18` In this manner it will be noted that the toe as well as the sections of the channeled member are removably associated.

Received between and contacting with the rounded ends 8 of the sides vor inclined planes 4 there are the rounded edges ofoth 2 o the improvement. There is passed through the base or body 19 and through the sides or inclined plates 1lof the channeled member one or more bolts 21 which are engaged by nuts 22. In this manner it will be seen that the heel is removably associated with the channel member. The base or body 19 of the heel is centrally formed with an upwardly extending lug that provides the heel proper, and the inner 'face of this lug is formed with a centrally arranged longitudinally extending rounded "depression 23.V

rlhe heel 20, on the outer edge thereof, is either formed with or has rigidly secured thereon a staple 2A, and loosely connected with this staple there is one end ol a flat plate 25. The outer end of this plate is upset to form the same with a hook 26, and this hook is designed to engage with one of 2T against which the frog is positioned. Each of the heads 6, at the heel portion of the device, is projected a suitable distance beyond the sides l thereof, and the under faces of these projecting portions provide shoulders 28 which rest on the head of the rail 27.

The rounded depressions or openings 16 and 23 receive therein trunnions 29 and 30,

respectively, on the ends of a roller 31. The

roller is elevated above the inclined planes yand the end thereof provided with the trunnion 29v isenlarged, and from the said en larged end the outer periphery of Vthe said roller is flared inwardly, as at 81. This flared portion of the roller conforms to the shape of the rounded ends 8 of the inglined planes, so that the space or passage between lthe inner faces of the planes and the outer surfaces of the roller are approximately equal throughout. rlhe roller also finds a bearing in the depressed upper edge 141 of the flange or web 13.

Of course, two of the frogs are employed and are arranged to receive the tread of the wheels of a derailed car on the heads of the inclined planes, the lflanges of the wheels traveling in the gap between the inclined planes and the elevated roller. The frogs may be spiked to the supporting ties and the rails 27 and as previously stated the ledges 28 overlie the heads of the said rails 27 and the rails are engaged by the hooks 26. By hitching the derailed car to an engine and by properly positioning the frogs, the said derailed car may be easily and quickly drawn onto the track rails 27, regardless of the position of the derailed car with respect to the rails of the track. Of course, if desired, the derailed car may be manually shoved onto the track rails, and the simplicity of our construction and the advantages thereof, will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent when the foregoing description has been carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Having described the invention, we claim: 1. A rerailing frog including a channeled member whose sides comprise inclined planes, the elevated ends of which are rounded outwardly, a Vroller journaled centrally between said sides, elevated above the sides and having one of its ends flared and enlarged at a point opposite the outwardly rounded sides of the channel me1nber.

2. A rerailing frog including a channeled member whose sides comprise inclined planes, the elevated ends of which are rounded outwardly, a roller journaled centrally between said sides, elevated above the sides and having one of its ends flared and enlarged at a point opposite the outwardly rounded sides of the channel member and a hook swivelly secured on the widened end of the member.

3. A rerailing frog, including a channeled member whose sidesy comprise inclined planes, whose elevated ends are straight and are rounded outwardly, each of saidsides having their 4upger edges headed and the said heads project beyond the elevated ends of said sides, a roller journaled centrally between the sides, elevated thereabove and having' one end flared outwardly and the said flared portion of the roller being disposed opposite the rounded ends of the sides and a hook on the elevated end of the frog.

d. A rerailing frog comprising a channeled member made up of twov sections, the sides of the said member providing inclined planes whose upper edges are headed and whose elevated ends are straight and project beyond the elevated ends of the sides proper, a toe member between the sides and bolted thereto, a heel member having a web portion between the sides and lbolted thereto, a roller having trunnion ends journaled respectively in the toe and in the heel and sustained at an elevation with respect to the sides and said roller having its elevated end flared from a pointopposite the outwardly rounded ends of the sides.

5. A rerailing frog comprising a base having upstanding flanges adjacent to the outer edges thereof and comprising Vtwo sections, having an interengaging tongue and groove, the base, from one end thereof, having its upper face channeled longitudinally and the sides of the base being inclined from the last mentioned end to a point adjacent the second end thereof, the elevated end of the sides being straight and said sides at the upper portion thereof having an outwardly extending head which extends beyond the elevated end of the sides proper, a toe including a body member having a tongue received in the groove of the base and having an upstanding web whose outer face is grooved longitudinally, means securing the body to the sides of the channel member for associating both of these members, a toe member having a body portion received between the outwardly rounded ends of the sides and bolted thereto, said toe and heel member being elevated above the heads of the sides, a roller having trunnons on the ends thereof journaled respectively in the toe and in the heel, said roller being flared outwardly at the elevated end thereof, and a hook swivelly connected to the heel.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

KIRK S. HOOKS. FLOYD L. HOOKS. 

